Article: Radioactive waste falls from truck, stalls traffic

["Bruce Bugg" <obbugg@dmvs.ga.gov>]

I apologize if this has already been posted. I have been off the list for several weeks while traveling on business.



Be interested to know what the "waste" was, and if it was really waste.



http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2175786



Oct. 23, 2003, 4:57PM



Radioactive waste falls from truck, stalls traffic



Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle

A north Houston intersection was closed for several hours today when a vessel containing radioactive waste accidentally fell off the back of a truck, Houston Fire Department officials said. 



None of the radioactive material leaked, and no injuries were reported after the incident happened at Imperial Valley and Greens Road just before 1 p.m., officials said. 



Because the vessel weighed more than 300 pounds, reloading it on the same truck took some time, officials said. 



The incident never posed a danger to the public, said Houston Fire Department spokesman Jay Evans. The intersection was impassable for several hours as city and state officials and hazardous materials teams investigated. 





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Capt. Bruce Bugg

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Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety

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Conyers, GA  30013-8047

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